Mazama temama
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Central American or Mexican red brocket (Mazama temama), as it is sometimes called, is a species of brocket deer native to Mexico, Central America, and northern Colombia. In 1792 Robert Kerr originally described it as a separate species as opposed to a subspecies. It was subsequently treated as a subspecies of the red brocket (Mazama americana) from South America, but its karyotype has 2n = 50, while the latter's was initially described as having 2n = 68–70. However, a more recent description gives the red brocket a variable karyotype with 2n ranging from 48 to 54, suggesting that it represents several species. It is sympatric with the Yucatan brown brocket (Odocoileus pandora) over part of its range. Additionally, it was estimated that M. temama diverged from other red brocket deer about 2 million years ago. This was estimated through analysis of concatenated sequences from the mitochondrial gene ND2, Cytb, and tRNA-Pro-Control region.
Mazama temama is found in primary and secondary tropical forests, from sea level to cloud forest habitat at elevations of around 2,800 m (9,190 ft). In the northern reaches of its range, M. temama is known... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Parque Municipal Summit | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Barbados Wildlife Reserve | 🇧🇧 Barbados | |
| 4 | Bergen County Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | National Zoo of Nicaragua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
No species of the same family or order lives in Tortuguero National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other mammals.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Red Brocket sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 19 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Red Brocket in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central American Red Brocket sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Central American Red Brocket sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Central American Red Brocket is recorded against all the mammals logged in Tortuguero National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
